Arizona Open at Iowa theater features star lineup
This week at the theaters highlights Columbia's Arizona starring Jean Arthur with Wil lam Holden Warren William and Porter Hall directed by Wesley R. Brown Kelland tale of frontier romance set in the Arizona desert. It opens Friday at the Iowa theater along with She Couldn't Say No and One Crowded Night with Sing Dance Plenty Hot on the bill. The current Fox or Kitt Fowle adaptation brings Ginger Rogers to the screen, Dennis Morgan, James Craig, Eduardo Ciannelli, Gladys Cooper and Ernest Cossart in supporting roles. The Saint in Palm Springs features George Sanders and Wendy Barrie.
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Arizona
Columbias
Jean Arthur
Iowa
Willam Holden Warren William
Porter Hal
Wesley Bute
Clarence Buangtan Kelland
Hietorie
Turon
Tar
Mree
Arthue
Eve Arden
Chiff Edwards
Billie Seward
William Haade
Adele Pearce
Desert Anion
Ruth Terry
Johnny Deene
Billy Gilbert
Kitt Fowle
Christopher
Kitty
Dennis Morgan
James Craig
Eduardo Ciannelli
Gladys Cooper
Ernest Cossart
Palm Springs
George Sanders
Wendy Barrie
Gambling on the Hock Seas at Rialto Theater Feature
The Rialto presents the feature Gambling on the Hock Seas starring Wayne Morris and Jane Wiman, running today through Tuesday, about a ruthless gambler outwitting authorities. The second feature, The Leather Pushers, features Richard Arlen and Andy Devine with prizefights.
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Rialto
Wayne Morris
Jane Wiman
Richard Arlen
Andy Devine
Movie Houses and Stars Parade in Local Theaters
A collage of film offerings and stage shows across town includes Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr in Comrade X at the Paramount, Adele Pearce with Charles Lang in One Crowded Night at the Iowa, and the Four Mothers with Gale Page Lola Rosemary and Priscilla Lane at the same venue. Arizona with Jean Arthur and William Holden opens Friday at the Iowa. Cab Calloway and his Cotton Club revue bring three days of entertainment to the Paramount starting Tuesday. Kitty Foynte with Ginger Rogers and Dennis Morgan runs at the Town, while Go West featuring Chico and Groucho Marx with Diana Lewis and Harpo Marx plays at the State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chico
Groucho Marx
Diana Lewis
Harpo Marx
The
State Theater
A Boxer’s Rise and The Green Archer on Screen
A feature profiles the boxer’s career arc from the low rung to boxing fame and also presents the serial The Green Archer starring Victor Jory and Allan Meredith, with brief sub topics completing the program.
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the Green Archer
Victor Joryanel
Ris Meredith
Margaret Sullavan in Film Now at Palace
Margaret Sullavan stars in The Mortal Storm at the Palace through Wednesday. The drama follows a family torn by political dissension under a terror regime, with James Stewart, Robert Young, and Frank Morgan in supporting roles. Also shown is Hidden Gold featuring Hopalong Cassidy and his pals tracking stolen ore shipments.
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Palace Theater
Margaret Sullavan
James Stewart
Robert Young
Frank Morgan
Hopalong Cassidy
Arizona filming draws Cedar Rapids visitors to set
Local Cedar Rapids residents visited the Arizona film set at Columbia studios during production. Dr and Mrs C A Stout of 3414 First Avenue E and Diana Coffey of 1625 First Avenue F visited December 24 1939, James L and John R Cooper 1022 Glenway SE January 16 1940, and Mr and Mrs John Frankel and John Sill Fairview Drive SE February 1 1940.
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Arizonas Desert
Arizona
Lowa Theater
Tucson
Ariz
Columbia Studios
Cedar Rapids
C A Stout
First Avenue E
Diana Coffey
First Avenue F
James L
John R. Cooper
Glenwas Diive
John Frankel
John
Fairview Drive
Four Mothers at State Theater Thursday
The Lemp family saga continues with Four Mothers starring Priscilla Lane Rosemary Lane Lola Lane Gale Page Jeffrey Lynn Eddie Albert Claude Rains May Robson Frank McHugh and Dick Foran. The plot centers on quadruple babies and a Florida real estate collapse that triggers a family crisis before the father resumes activity conducting the Beethoven festival in Chicago.
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Lemp
State Theater
Priscilla
Rosemary
Lola Lane
Gale Page
Jeffrey Lynn
Eddie Albert
Claude Rains
May Robson
Frank McHugh
Dick Foran
Stephen Morehouse Avery
Fannie Hurst
East
Florida
The
Music Foundation
Chicago
Texas
State Theatre Presents Go West and Gallant Sons Features
William Boyd stars as Hopalong Cassidy alongside Russell Hayden Andy Clyde and Esther Estrella in Go West at the State. The Marx Brothers Groucho Chico and Harpo headline with John Carroll Diana Lewis Walter Woolf King Robert Barrat and Mitchell Lewis as villains plus June MacCloy Joan Woodbury and Iris Adrian. Companion feature Gallant Sons stars Jackie Cooper Bonita Granville and Gene Reynolds with Gail Patrick Ian Hunter heading the adult cast.
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William Boyd
Jackie Cooper
Bonita Granville
Gene Reynolds
Gail Patrick
Ian Hunter
Cab Calloway to Perform Three Nights at Paramount Cedar Rapids
Cab Calloway and his Cotton Club revue bring 30 sepia stage stars to the Paramount Theatre Cedar Rapids for Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday performances direct from New York. Featured acts include Avis Andrews Cook Brown Anise and Aland Chu Berry Cozy Cole and the Four Cab Jivers plus the Six Cotton Club boys. The program opens with the Cotton Club act and a screen attraction titled South of Suez.
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Cedar Rapids
Cab Calloway
Paramount Theater
New York
Cotton Club
Cab
Avis Andrews
Cook and Brown
Anise
Aland
Chu Berry
Cozy Cole
Minnie the Moocher
Suez
Comrade X and Jennie At Paramount With Gable Lamarr
Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr star in Comrade X a comedy about a daring American newspaperman and a fearless duo as Miss Lamarr plays a streetcar motorman. Brenda Marshall George Brent and George Tobias headline a tale of love murder and treachery in a South Africa diamond mine district alongside supporting players Eve Arden and Sig Ruman. Virginia Gilmore leads the cast in Jennie as a young wife who tames a tyrant with Willaim Henry and George Montgomery among the ensemble.
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South Africa
George Brent
George Tobias
Brenda Marshall
Brent
Comrade X
Clark Gable
Hedy Lamarr
Paramount
Gable
Miss Lamarr
Russia
Felix Bressart
Sig Rumann
Oscar Komolka
Secret Police
Eve Arden
Edgar Barrier
John Piccoli
Jennie
Virginia Gilmore
Willaim Henry
George Montgomery
Ludwig Stossel
Dorris Bowden
Joan Valerie
Rita Quigley
Chatterton Stars in Shaw Pygmalion at Iowa Theatre
Ruth Chatterton as Eliza leads a strong cast in George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, a witty render of phonetics professor vs flower girl. The production features Lemual Ayres scenery and a twelve-actor lineup under Harold J. Kennedy with Jus Addiss and Hayden Rorke.
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Uth Chatterton
George Bernard Shaw
Iowa
Eliza Doolittle
Colonel Pickering
Miss Doolittle
Eliza
Ruth Chatterton
Lemual Ayres
Barry
Skippy Anderson Band At Danceland Tonight
Skippy Anderson and his orchestra headline Danceland tonight playing upbeat dance music in a Kay Kyser style. The show also features beat the clock night on Tuesday with Anderson’s band on stage.
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Skippy Anderson
Danceland Tonight
Danceland
Kay Kyser
Anderson
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Tan Hunter
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June Preisslic
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Veta
Indiana State Board of Pharmacy
Retail Druggists Association
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J.C. Hutzell
Dept
Ft. Wayne
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Post Office
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Jus Addis
Ayden Rorke
Sanui Auamphe
Barry Thomson
Dennis Hoey
Famous Cotton Club
Syre
South OF Suez
Clark
Hedy
Ela Amara
Oscara Homolka
Felix Biessart
Eve, Arden
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Flower Girl
Duchess
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Monta Granville
Franz Rich
Maria Ruspenskaya
Wiliam T.orr
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Ruth Rogers
Marion
Love You
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Ann Sheridan
Kitty Oye
Dennis Morgan James Craig
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Genege Sanders
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Benger
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Jane Wyman
Gitwert Relend
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Green Archer
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